1919 Hilldale Club

Stories are placed in order of the date they appeared.

August 5, 1919

Detroit, MI
"Hilldale Team Wins - Defeats Detroit Stars in Five-Inning Game by 6-3 Score - Detroit, Michigan, August 5 (Special). - Philadelphia Hilldale team won a five inning tilt from the Detroit Stars today, 6 to 3. From the third frame until the game was called at the end of the fifth a drizzling rain made clean handling of the ball almost impossible."

Detroit, MI
"Philadelphia Hilldale team won a five game tilt from the Detroit Stars today, 6 to 3. From the third frame until the game was called at the end of the fifth a drizzling rain made clean handling of the ball almost impossible. John Donaldson, Left Field."

Detroit, MI
"Hilldale Nine Wins in Detroit - Detroit, Michigan, August 6. - Philadelphia Hilldale team won a five-inning tilt from the Detroit Stars yesterday, 6 to 3. From the third frame until the game was called at the end of the fifth a drizzling rain made clean handling of the ball almost impossible."

August 7, 1919

Detroit, MI
"Hilldale Wins Final - Defeats Detroit Stars in Last Game of Series by 6 to 3 - Detroit, Michigan, August 7 (Special). - Philadelphia Hilldale team won the last game of the series from the Detroit Stars, 6 to 3, giving the visitors two of the five games and making the count three all for the season. Ludy had a big day at the bat, getting a triple and three singles in four trips to the plate."

August 10, 1919

Atlantic City, NJ
"Hilldale Wins Close One - Atlantic City, New Jersey, August 11. - Hilldale won a pitcher's duel from Harrowgate here yesterday by 5 to 2."

August 22, 1919

August 24, 1919

Atlantic City, NJ
"Hilldale won a ten-inning game from the Bacharach Giants in Atlantic City yesterday. A great crowd viewed the contest. A bad peg by John Henry Lloyd in the tenth allowed a Hilldale man to go all the way to second. A sacrifice bunt got him to third and a hit over second by Toussaint Allen, the third hit obtained off Dick Redding in the game, scored him. - The contest was a great one to watch, brimful of good ball playing. Both teams fielded sensationally. Two errors were committed, John Henry Lloyd and Bill Handy heaving bad pegs to first. - Willis Flournoy, a left hand flinger who has the reputation of being one of the best colored pitchers in the world twirled excellent ball for Hilldale, and was particularly effective against John Henry Lloyd and Ben Taylor. - In the first Bacharach had three men on the bases and none down and failed to score."

August 26, 1919

Atlantic City, NJ
"Hilldale Loses - Bacharach Giants Bunch Hits in Three Innings and Win, 7 to 1 - Atlantic City, New Jersey, August 26 (Special). - Daily baseball was resumed here today, the Bacharach Giants defeating their real rivals, Hilldales, by 7 to 1. The Bacharah boys won by superior stick work, making twelve hits for a total of eighteen bases. Frank Wickware worked well on the mound, striking out eight batsmen and allowing but three hits. The same teams play here tomorrow."

August 27, 1919

Atlantic City, NJ
"Bacharach Giants Win - Capture Series by Well-Earned Victory over Hilldale. - Atlantic City, New Jersey, August 27 (Special) - Bacharach Giants won the deciding game of the series from Hilldale here today, 5 to 2. Roberts was knocked off the rubber in the first, Hilldale scoring two runs on five consecutive hits, Redding relieved him and held the visitors safe, allowing but three hits and no runs."

August 31, 1919

Inwood, Manhattan, NY
"Hilldales at Dyckman Oval. - The Hilldale nine, champion semi-pro team of Pennsylvania, will make its first appearance of the season in this city tomorrow when it tackles Guy Empey's Treat 'Em Roughs at Dyckman Oval, near the Dyckman Street subway station. The Hilldales to date have played sixty-four games and lost only six. Long Tom Williams and Jeff Tesreau will pitch the first game and Cockrell and Pol Perritt will work in the second. Empey's team plays at Morse Dry Dock on Labor Day."

Inwood, Manhattan, NY
"Hilldales vs. Empey's Nine. - The Hilldales of Darby, champion semi-pro team of Philadelphia, will be the opponents of Guy Empey's Treat 'Em Roughs in a double header this Sunday afternoon at Dyckman Oval, near the Dyckman street subway station. The Hilldales last week twice beat Rube Foster's American Giants of Chicago, who last Sunday won a double victory over Empey's boys. Jeff Tesreau and Pol Perritt will pitch for the locals.

Inwood, Manhattan, NY
"Hilldales Play To-Day. - Pennsylvania's Star Semi-Pro Nine Meets Empey's Team. Following his plan to give local semi-professional fans good attractions, Guy Empey, owner of the Treat 'Em Roughs, last night engaged the fast Hilldale nine of Darby, Pennsylvania, to tackle the locals in a double header this afternoon at Dyckman Oval, near the Dyckman street subway station. The Hilldale nine last week twice beat Rube Foster's American Giants of Chicago, who in turn twice humbled Empey's boys last Sunday. Long Tom Williams and Cockrell, who beat the American Giants, will pitch for the visitors and opposed to him will be Pol Perritt and Jeff Tesreau, former Giants, with Jimmy Clinton as reserve hurler. The Treat 'Em Roughs will play the Morse Dry Dock team in Brooklyn tomorrow."

September 8, 1919

Philadelphia, PA
"Negro Nines Play on Shibe Grounds - Bacharach Giants and Hilldale Team Meet Today for Colored Baseball Championship - Have Played Eight Games - The game between the Hilldale team and the Bacharach Giants, of Atlantic City, will be played at Shibe Park this afternoon. It is a rare tribute to the contesting teams that it is the first time since Shibe Park was opened in 1909 that colored teams will play on its diamond. Hilldale and Bacharachs have met eight times this season, each team winning four game, so the battle today will decide the colored baseball supremacy of the country. Hilldale recently has returned to Philadelphia after a successful tour to the middle west, where it beat everybody it met. It has won the reputation of being one of the greatest colored teams ever organized. On its own grounds in DArby it has played to large crowds of white and colored fans every Saturday. The Bacharachs will bring a large delegation of supporters from Atlantic City. The two teams not only play fast baseball, but also afford boundless comedy by reason of their grotesque coching.

Philadelphia, PA
"Hilldale to Play Bacharach - Because of the great interest in the series for the colored championship of America the rubber game will be played at Shibe Park next Monday afternoon. This is an open date on the Athletics' schedule, but the famous Hilldale team and the Bacharach Giants of Atlantic city will play at the big major league park on that afternoon."

Philadelphia, PA
"Bacharach Giants Crush Hilldale - Atlantic City Team Captures Final Game of Series From Locals by 10 to 0 - Hilldale and the Bacharach Giants, of Atlantic City, New Jersey, battled at Shibe Park yesterday afternoon, the latter outclassing the Darby team, 10 to 0, in the final game of the series before some 5000 fans. Williams, who started to twirl for Hilldale, went well for three innings, in which time the out-of-town clan got but one bingle safe, but in the fourth frame something went wrong with his shoots, for the opponents nicked him for a triple, double and three singles, in addition to which he passed a batter, resulting in five tallies going over before help reached him, Phil Cockerell being rushed to the rescue. The fifth frame was a quiet one for Bacharachs, but in the sixth they turned loose their fence busters again, this time sending the count up three more, with two triples an two singles, and to show they were not unsociable, added one in the eighth and ninth innings. Cannon Ball Dick Redding had the Indian sign on Hilldale and let the Darby boys down with three singles and struck out seven, hit one batter with a pitched ball and gave three bases on balls. Not satisfied with pitching a great game, he monopolized the aggresive end of the battle, also scoring three runs and getting three hits, two of which were three-baggers. The work of Spottswood Poles and John Henry Lloyd with the willow must not be overlooked, for their wallops were resonable for several runs gathered. The nearest that Hilldale got to the plate was in the ninth inning, when Louis Santop reached third."

October 4, 1919

Darby, PA
"All-Stars in Fall Games - Art Summers to Take American Team Out for Baseball Series - Art Summers will again pilot the American All-Star baseball team in a fall series of games. He will open the season with a three-game series with the crack Hilldale club of Darby, considered one of the best colored baseball teams in the East. The opening game will be played on the Hilldale grounds at Darby, Saturday, October 4."

Darby, PA
"All Stars Open Season - Tackle Hilldale in First Game of Fall Season on Saturday - Manger Bolden, of the crack Hilldale team, will have as his visitors on next Saturday afternoon at the Hilldale Park, in Darby, Art Summers's American All-Stars, as their attraction. Never before has there ever been a better gathering of baseball stars than the team which Summers will bring out and face the colored lads on Saturday. Bolden, feeling the strenghth of the visiting team has booked Smoky Joe Williams, considered the peer of them all when it comes to a colored twirler. Williams will have Santop holding the big mitt, while Summers will rely on Shawkey of New York, with Wally Schang as the backstop."

October 5, 1919

Paterson, NJ
"...the following day the All Stars will travel to Paterson, New Jersey where they will meet the crack 'Silk Sockers."

October 9, 1919

Philadelphia, PA
"It is Summers' intention to play their second game with the Hilldalers at the Phillies Ball Park on Thursday, October 9."

June 6, 1919

Darby, PA
"Hilldale Loses One - Could Not Locate Redding and Bacharach Giants Win Easily - 'Cannon Ball' Dick Redding, pitching for the Bacharach Giants, of Atlantic City, had the Indian sign on the heavy hitters of Hilldale yesterday afternoon, when the midweek season was opened on the Darby grounds, and gave them a trouncing, the score being 9 to 2. Hilldale failed to register a hit until the fifth frame, when Reese pushed a single through short. All told the home boys garnere but five hits, two of which were of the scratch order. They scored their two tallies in the final frame on a base on balls to Roberts, Downs' triple to left and a sacrifice fly by Reese to deep center, on which Downs wound up scoring for Hilldale."

June 8, 1919

Atlantic City, NJ
"Hilldale Beats Bacharach Giants - Atlantic City, New Jersey, June 8 (Special). - Bacharach Giants lost to the Hilldale club here today, 8 to 3, through their inability to connecto safely with Williams' benders at opportune times. The timely hitting of Johnson and Reese featured. The same teams play here tomorrow."

June 9, 1919

Atlantic City, NJ
"One for Hilldale - Darby Slugers Defeat Bacharach Giants by Rally in Eighth - Atlantic City, New Jersey, June 9 (Special). - Hilldale team, of Darby, Pennsylvania, played rings around the Bacharach Giants this afternoon on the local grounds. 'Cannon Ball' Redding, who has had the Hilldalers eating out of his hand for two games of this series of fie, was batted freely by the visitors and lost the fracas, 5 to 2."

June 10, 1919

Atlantic City, NJ
"Hilldale Wins in Eleventh - Atlantic City, New Jersey, June 10 (Special). - Hilldale took the lead in the series with the Bacharach Giants here today, winning in eleven innings, by 5 to 3. Doubles by Downs and Reese, a single by Lundy, and Allen's sacrifice fly netted Hilldale two runs and the game in the eleventh."

June 15, 1919

Pottstown, PA
"Close for Pottstown - Pottstown, Pennsylvania, June 15 (Special). - Pottstown won a hard-fought pitchers' battle from the crack Hilldale team here today by 1 to 0."

June 19, 1919

Darby, PA
"Easy for Hilldale - Bolden's Team Piles Up 18-1 Score on Camden Black Sox - The Camden Black Sox were outclassed in every department of the game yesterday with Hilldale and lost by a one-sided score, 18 to 1. Otis Starks was master of the situation at all times and with the exception of Otto Briggs had little difficulty in turning them back from the base paths. Hilldale was also in a hitting mood and drove Simmons from the box in the second inning and Britton, who succeeded him, fared little better, and Hilldale scored in every inning except the third and sixth."

June 23, 1919

Norristown, PA
"Norristown Wins Pitchers' Battle from Hilldale - Norristown, Pennsylvania, June 23 (Special). - Norristown defeated Hilldale in a ten-inning pitchers' battle here today, by 2 to 1. Kepner's careful pitching was the big asset. He allowed but five scattered hits, no two coming in the same inning. Hilldale scored their run in the seventh, when Johnson tripled to deep center and scored on Lundy's sacrifice fly. Agnew tied the score in the eighth when he beat out an infield hit, stole second and scored on Spalding's timely single. The game was won in the tenth after one man was retired, Agnew, Poploski and Spalding producing successive singles."

July 23, 1919

Millville, NJ
"Baseball Notes - Hilldale is scheduled to play a twilight game in Millville next Wednesday. Hilldale is a speedy colored ball club that put up sensational baseball in 1917 and 1918 and that has been playing good games this year. It is said that there is to be a change in the management and Foster an old time star is to assume control of the club."

Millville, NJ
"On next Wednesday evening Hilldale, another colored team which defeated Foster's Detroit Stars, the team that trounced the Bacharach Giants Wednesday, will be the attraction. The contest will be another one that will be worth seeing. Hilldale has made a great reputation during the past few years and there are few teams getting away with them. Millville will put on a strong aggregation and expects to cop this game.

Millville, NJ
"Hilldale Goes Under - Millville Defeats Locals Through One Big Inning - Millville, New Jersey, July 23 (Special). - Millville won from the crack Hilldale team here today by 8 to 2. A dispute over a decision by the umpire ended the game abruptly in the seventh. Hilldale leaving the field."

July 25, 1919

Philadelphia, PA?
"Hilldale Wins in First - Hilldale made enough runs in the first inning to win yesterday's twilight game with Hess-Bright (Hess-Bright Ball Bearingss of Philadelphia, PA) on the latter's grounds, the final score being 5 to 3."